The chance to cosy up with our nearest and dearest on the couch, getting sozzled and protesting about who has hidden the remote.

Perhaps it’s the one time in the year that dad’s ventured into the kitchen and mum’s kicking off because every pan and bowl has been used and the kitchen stinks of burned cabbage.

Or maybe grandad’s love for Nigel Farage has wound the kids up and they won’t play charades.

But when the food gets served and the crackers have been pulled, everyone’s happy.

Except those with no family.

Thousands of children and young people in Scotland will spend this Christmas without the love and security that so many of us take for granted.

And while they carry that pain with them every day, Christmas Day is the hardest. On that day, everyone is celebrating the one thing these kids don’t have.

That’s why we should all take a moment to read about Who Cares Scotland’s work and, in particular, their Christmas meal appeal.

They’re raising funds to ensure every looked-after child can have a Christmas meal with those who are closest to them.

Very often, for folk like them, their parent is the state – you and me – because mum and dad are neither there, nor care, or whose lives are too chaotic to cope.

I’ve had the great privilege of working closely with Who Cares Scotland and they’ve had a tremendous year. Their campaign to improve the Children’s Bill going through the Scottish Parliament won more silverware than Rory McIlroy.

The stigma of kids in care continues. The fostering list is growing and the life chances of those leaving care are too stark.

Who Cares empower young people from the care system to tell their own stories. It’s testimonies from those like award-winners Ashley and Alex that have caught my attention. They’re care-leavers who have turned what was once a badge of shame into a badge of pride.

They’re proving that despite the hardship of family breakdown, homelessness and chaos, care-leavers can excel given the chance and some hope.

To succeed, all they need is the same as the rest of us – love, security and a shot of the remote control.